Why Soil Matters
Soil First Pillars
Profiled Farmers
Resource Team
Supports & Programs
COMMITTED TO NURTURE AND PROTECT WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT... FROM THE GROUND UP.

PEI farmers work collaboratively with agricultural specialists to implement beneficial management practices to protect the environment and foster farm sustainability.

What happens every day across Island farms is not just farming.

On Prince Edward Island, it is SOIL FIRST FARMING.

Soil First Farming is an integrated and measurement-based series of initiatives that support the protection and enhancement of our Island's most important resource - our healthy soil.

SOIL FIRST FARMING PILLARS

Dig deeper into what makes PEI the home of Soil First Farming.

Preventing Soil Erosion:

Keeping it in the Fields

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ROTATING CROPS:

Diversity in our Island Crops

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Climate & Carbon Management:

Feeding Soil's Regenerative Power

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PROACTIVE LIVESTOCK INTEGRATION:

Playing an Important Role

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PROFILED FARMERS
DARREN PETERS
SOMMERSET FARMS
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EVELYN LAFORTUNE
DEXTER CATTLE COMPANY
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BRANDON MACPHAIL
MACSULL FARMS LTD
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BRETT & DAVID FRANCIS
FRANCIS FARMS
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KEISHA ROSE TOPIC
R.A ROSE AND SONS LTD./ROSES ORGANICS
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PETE NIEUWHOF
BLUE BAY FARMS
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THE BARRETT FAMILY
OCEANBRAE FARMS
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AMAN SEDIGHI
A-OK GARDENS
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SOME OF THE RESOURCE TEAM
HARDY STROM
SOIL HEALTH RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
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DR. LES HALLIDAY
BEEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
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TOBIN STETSON
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ENGINEER
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DANNY WALKER
AGRICULTURE RESOURCE TECHNICIAN
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ADAM MACLEAN
Manager of Agriculture Climate Adaptation
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TYLER WRIGHT
SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION ENGINEER
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KYRA STILES
Nutrient Management Specialist
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DAN CLAVIN
Organic and Perennial Crop Development Officer
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